We got all the votes in, there were several great contenders for “D” puppy names (Derby, Dublin, Duke, Denali, Dodger, Dante, Darwin), and the final name is “DERBY” my next Guide Dogs of America Puppy In Training! Picking Up Your GDA Puppy I was very excited to pickup Derby and invited a couple friends to [...]
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I finally chose a puppy name for little “D” puppy. Sorry it took so long, but our Puppy Program Manager at Guide Dogs of America was on vacation for the past week. I submitted my list of potential puppy names to GDA last Friday and got word back today on what names were available. Puppy [...]
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I almost forgot to write a short post about the 14th Annual Dawg Walk, Pet Faire, and Dog Adoption Event right here in Mission Viejo, CA. This sounds like another great dog event located pretty close to my home here in Irvine, CA. I first heard about the DAWG walk from one of our Orange [...]
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Everyone who reads my blog already knows that my puppy in training, Stetson went in for formal guide dog training in Sylmar, CA about a month and a half ago. During my time with Stetson the number one question everyone asked me was “Isn’t it difficult to give your dog back when it’s time for [...]
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While we’re still on the subject of puppy names I did a little research on some of the most popular puppy names. After looking over several most popular puppy names lists I noticed only one name (for males) beginning with the letter “D” inside the top 20. “Duke” was listed as the number 10 most [...]
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Have you ever wondered how Guide Dogs of America names their puppies? I’ve probably talked about it before here on my website, but I just wanted to go through the process again. I always thought the guide dog organization named all of their puppies, but that is not the case. I got the chance to [...]
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…but I missed the Guide Dog Demonstration We were late for the Guide Dogs of America open house this year and we missed the Guide Dog demonstration. I felt even worse about missing the demo when I heard that our friend Dustin was one of the dogs in the demonstration. Everyone told me he did [...]
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A short while ago I wrote an article about the Guide Dogs of America Open House. I just wanted to remind everyone that the GDA Open House will be this Saturday from 10:45pm to 4:00pm. It’s a fun event and there are lots and lots of Puppies In Training walking around. Some of activities I [...]
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Last week we talked about Linus A Shy Timid Dog and his training. This week we’re going to continue updating you with the things we worked on in training class to help make Linus a more confident dog. Hopefully this will help anyone else out there who’d like to work with their shy, timid, or [...]
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I’ve noticed lately that dog abandonment issues have become more prevalent in the news. The increase in home foreclosures and people not able to pay their mortgages have led to people not only leaving their homes, but also leaving their dogs behind as well. It’s true that dog abandonment has shown up in the news [...]
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